Sophie’s
War
The Journal of Anna Sophie Franziska Guenther by Janice Shefelman
Dear Reader, I am afraid for us.
So begins Sophie’s journal on Christmas Eve, 1861. An no wonder. She
lives in Comfort, Texas, during the Civil War, and her father makes no
secret of being a Unionist in a state that has left the Union. Terrible
things are happening to German Texans like Sophie’s family because they
are on the wrong side. Since her father refuses to be silent, Sophie must
find a way to save her family. For ages 9
and up.
$19.95
Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-880-3
5 1/2 by 7 ˝
262 pages
GONE
TO TEXAS
FROM VIRGINIA TO ADVENTURE
By Louise A. Jackson
It’s a long way from western Virginia to Texas, but recently orphaned, fourteen-year-old Ephraim Darter is determined to make the trip. He wants to find adventure, not be a farmer for the rest of his life.
He sets out one spring morning in 1850 with a good horse named General, a family keepsake clock no one else thinks will survive the journey intact, and a new friend who knows more about Latin grammar than traveling by horse. The boys encounter flooded rivers, bedbug-ridden inns, and a rascally medicine man who steals the precious clock. Ephraim is determined to retrieve his clock and, in the process, experiences a life-changing adventure, far more hair-raising than he ever expected.
$12.95
Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-775-0
172 pages with glossary
THE
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST RESOURCE BOOK
By Jane Kurtz
This resource book for teachers and students integrates social studies with other important projects centered on the Southwest.
$14.95 Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-065-9
128 pages, illustrated, bibliography.
HENRY
COHEN:
A Frontier Rabbi
By Jimmy Kessler
Following a childhood in London, Rabbi Cohen served a number of years
in Africa and Jamaica and his final sixty-two years in Galveston.
$13.95 Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-199-X
72 pages, 5˝ by 8˝.
photos, bibliography, timeline, glossary
ARTISTS
WHO PAINTED TEXAS
By Marjorie von Rosenberg
Each chapter is followed by a letter written by the artist.
Twenty-two color plates of the historic paintings are among thirty-one of the works
displayed in the book.
$16.95 Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-203-1
96 pages, 6 by 9.
22 color plates, bibliography, index.
ANSON
JONES
By Jean Flynn
Doctor, farmer, and politician, Anson Jones served as the last president
of the Republic of Texas and helped bring the republic into the Union.
$16.95 Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-106-X
112 pages, 5˝ x 8˝. illustrations, time line, bibliography
Reading level: 4.9
THE TEXAS
COWBOY
By Rita Kerr
Teb had one dream: he wanted to be a real cowboy. This is the story of
Thomas Sherman Bugbee and his family who settled in the Panhandle in early Texas.
$13.95 Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-105-1
96 pages, 5˝ x 8˝. illustrations
RL 4.7
LOST IN
THE BIG THICKET
by Wanda A. Landrey
Missy, ten, and Luke, twelve, were not prepared for such scary
adventure when they visited their grandparents who ran a boarding house at the edge of the
“Thicket.”
$10.95 Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-116-7
104 pages, 6 x 9. illustrations.
Reading level 5.1.
BLUEBONNET
AWARD NOMINEE
SARAH, SISSY WEED AND THE SHIPS OF THE DESERT
By Paula Paul
Sarah McClelland first spotted the camels on the Texas Gulf Coast at
Indianola. The year was 1857, and the camels were real.
$8.95
Paperback
ISBN 0-89015-552-6
112 pages, 5˝ x 8˝. Reading Level: 5.0
BLUEBONNET
AWARD NOMINEE
A PARADISE CALLED TEXAS
By Janice Shefelman
Searching for a better life, Mina, Pap, and Mama leave their German
fatherland.
$7.95 Paperback
ISBN 0-89015-506-2
128 pages, 5˝ x 8˝.
Reading Level: 5.0
WILLOW
CREEK HOME
By Janice Shefelman
A sequel to A Paradise Called Texas . .
. the move into Comanche country.
RED
WAGONS AND WHITE CANVAS
The Story of the Mollie Bailey Circus
By Marj Gurasich
Finalist for the Western Writers Spur Award.
$6.95 Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-096-9
80 pages, 5˝ x 8˝, glossary.
Reading Level: 5.3
REBECCA
OF BLOSSOM PRAIRIE
By Maurine Walpole Liles
Story of the grandmother of a Vice-President who came to Texas in a covered wagon.
$15.95 Hardback
ISBN 0-89015-754-5
105 pages, 5˝ x 8˝.
Reading Level: 5.9
WILLER
AND THE PINEYWOODS DOCTOR
By Maurine Walpole Liles
Willer solves the mystery of Tatum Woods and helps the pioneer doctor drive his buggy.
$15.95 Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-058-6
112 pages, 5˝ x 8˝.
TEX'S
TALES
By Rita Kerr
Tex was a dog who grew up in the untamed frontier of the Red River country.
Lots of adventure including snakes, skunks and chicken thieves.
$13.95 Hardback
ISBN 0-89015-746-4
64 pages, 5˝ x 8˝.
Reading Level: 4.5
GATOR THE
COWPONY
Goes to School
By John N. Campbell
A great introduction to young readers about life on a cattle ranch.
$6.95 Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-138-8
72 pages, 5˝ x 8˝, glossary, terms.
Reading Level: 4.0
THEO, THE
INDIAN FIGHTER
By Wells Teague
Theo the mule is the hero in this story about the Warren wagon train massacre.
$8.95 Paperback
ISBN 0-89015-614-X
112 pages, 5˝ x 8˝. bibliography, glossary
Reading Level: 4.9
STARS
OVER TEXAS
By Carolyn Adams
The book is filled with facts about Texas, especially about
early days. The story is woven in so delightful a manner that young people
will enjoy the interesting events and accounts. Teachers will enjoy the
activities at the end of each chapter.
$12.95
Paperback
ISBN 1.57168-072-1
120 pages, 6x9, and illustrated.
RL-4.5
THE
GOOD OLD DAYS
By Rita Kerr
The Great Depression, the terrible drought of the thirties, the stock market crash of 1929, and the oil boom of the 1920s were known by those who endured them, including the author, as the "Good Old Days." While it was a time of "living without," it was also a time when the family pulled together and worked hard, and somehow did not realize they were poor, at least by today's standards.
This is a middle reader novel that will help explain how life was when
great-grandma and great-grandpa were their age.
$13.95
Hardback
ISBN 1-57168-362-3
120 pages, 5 ˝ by 8 ˝, 120 pages, map, glossary, bibliography, illustrations.
COWBOY
BOB'S CRITTERS VISIT TEXAS HEROES
By Marjorie von Rosenberg
A Make-believe story of a visit to the grounds of the Texas State Capitol
in Austin that features "Cowboy Bob" and his fantasy
critters.
$9.95
Paperback
ISBN 1-57168-392-5
74 pages, 5 ˝ by 8 ˝, 120 pages with illustrations.
